diff --git a/prompt-ui-26.1/src/main/java/dev/cyr1en/promptui/v26_1/FrameworkAnvilScreen.java b/prompt-ui-26.1/src/main/java/dev/cyr1en/promptui/v26_1/FrameworkAnvilScreen.java
index 28f08bb..f2458e3 100644
--- a/prompt-ui-26.1/src/main/java/dev/cyr1en/promptui/v26_1/FrameworkAnvilScreen.java
+++ b/prompt-ui-26.1/src/main/java/dev/cyr1en/promptui/v26_1/FrameworkAnvilScreen.java
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ private void openOnPlayerThread() {
             plugin
                 .getSLF4JLogger()
                 .debug("FrameworkAnvilScreen result: player={}", player.getName());
-            complete(ScreenResult.answer(answer), true);
+            event.setCancelled(true);
+            completeAfterClick(ScreenResult.answer(answer));
           });
 
       anvilGui.createInventory();
@@ -241,7 +242,8 @@ private void setupItems() {
                 plugin
                     .getSLF4JLogger()
                     .debug("FrameworkAnvilScreen cancel: player={}", player.getName());
-                complete(ScreenResult.manualCancel(), true);
+                event.setCancelled(true);
+                completeAfterClick(ScreenResult.manualCancel());
               });
       anvilGui.getSecondItemComponent().addItem(cancelGuiItem, 0, 0);
     }
@@ -295,6 +297,24 @@ public void close() {
     scheduleCleanup(gui, impl, true);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Finishes a click-triggered result on the next tick. Closing the anvil inside the click event
+   * left the client holding its predicted cursor item (a copy of the input), which creative-mode
+   * players could then keep. Waiting one tick lets the server resync the cancelled click first.
+   */
+  private void completeAfterClick(ScreenResult result) {
+    try {
+      ScheduledTask task =
+          player.getScheduler().run(plugin, ignored -> complete(result, true), null);
+      if (task != null) {
+        return;
+      }
+    } catch (Throwable ignored) {
+      // Fall through and finish now.
+    }
+    complete(result, true);
+  }
+
   private void complete(ScreenResult result, boolean closePlayer) {
     AnvilGui gui;
     AnvilInventoryImpl impl;
diff --git a/prompt-ui-26.2/src/main/java/dev/cyr1en/promptui/v26_2/FrameworkAnvilScreen.java b/prompt-ui-26.2/src/main/java/dev/cyr1en/promptui/v26_2/FrameworkAnvilScreen.java
index 8628a30..7446a9c 100644
--- a/prompt-ui-26.2/src/main/java/dev/cyr1en/promptui/v26_2/FrameworkAnvilScreen.java
+++ b/prompt-ui-26.2/src/main/java/dev/cyr1en/promptui/v26_2/FrameworkAnvilScreen.java
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ private void openOnPlayerThread() {
             plugin
                 .getSLF4JLogger()
                 .debug("FrameworkAnvilScreen result: player={}", player.getName());
-            complete(ScreenResult.answer(answer), true);
+            event.setCancelled(true);
+            completeAfterClick(ScreenResult.answer(answer));
           });
 
       anvilGui.createInventory();
@@ -238,7 +239,8 @@ private void setupItems() {
                 plugin
                     .getSLF4JLogger()
                     .debug("FrameworkAnvilScreen cancel: player={}", player.getName());
-                complete(ScreenResult.manualCancel(), true);
+                event.setCancelled(true);
+                completeAfterClick(ScreenResult.manualCancel());
               });
       anvilGui.getSecondItemComponent().addItem(cancelGuiItem, 0, 0);
     }
@@ -292,6 +294,24 @@ public void close() {
     scheduleCleanup(gui, impl, true);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Finishes a click-triggered result on the next tick. Closing the anvil inside the click event
+   * left the client holding its predicted cursor item (a copy of the input), which creative-mode
+   * players could then keep. Waiting one tick lets the server resync the cancelled click first.
+   */
+  private void completeAfterClick(ScreenResult result) {
+    try {
+      ScheduledTask task =
+          player.getScheduler().run(plugin, ignored -> complete(result, true), null);
+      if (task != null) {
+        return;
+      }
+    } catch (Throwable ignored) {
+      // Fall through and finish now.
+    }
+    complete(result, true);
+  }
+
   private void complete(ScreenResult result, boolean closePlayer) {
     AnvilGui gui;
     AnvilInventoryImpl impl;
diff --git a/prompt-ui-26.3/src/main/java/dev/cyr1en/promptui/v26_3/FrameworkAnvilScreen.java b/prompt-ui-26.3/src/main/java/dev/cyr1en/promptui/v26_3/FrameworkAnvilScreen.java
index 72b7dcd..5a627da 100644
--- a/prompt-ui-26.3/src/main/java/dev/cyr1en/promptui/v26_3/FrameworkAnvilScreen.java
+++ b/prompt-ui-26.3/src/main/java/dev/cyr1en/promptui/v26_3/FrameworkAnvilScreen.java
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ private void openOnPlayerThread() {
             plugin
                 .getSLF4JLogger()
                 .debug("FrameworkAnvilScreen result: player={}", player.getName());
-            complete(ScreenResult.answer(answer), true);
+            event.setCancelled(true);
+            completeAfterClick(ScreenResult.answer(answer));
           });
 
       anvilGui.createInventory();
@@ -238,7 +239,8 @@ private void setupItems() {
                 plugin
                     .getSLF4JLogger()
                     .debug("FrameworkAnvilScreen cancel: player={}", player.getName());
-                complete(ScreenResult.manualCancel(), true);
+                event.setCancelled(true);
+                completeAfterClick(ScreenResult.manualCancel());
               });
       anvilGui.getSecondItemComponent().addItem(cancelGuiItem, 0, 0);
     }
@@ -292,6 +294,24 @@ public void close() {
     scheduleCleanup(gui, impl, true);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Finishes a click-triggered result on the next tick. Closing the anvil inside the click event
+   * left the client holding its predicted cursor item (a copy of the input), which creative-mode
+   * players could then keep. Waiting one tick lets the server resync the cancelled click first.
+   */
+  private void completeAfterClick(ScreenResult result) {
+    try {
+      ScheduledTask task =
+          player.getScheduler().run(plugin, ignored -> complete(result, true), null);
+      if (task != null) {
+        return;
+      }
+    } catch (Throwable ignored) {
+      // Fall through and finish now.
+    }
+    complete(result, true);
+  }
+
   private void complete(ScreenResult result, boolean closePlayer) {
     AnvilGui gui;
     AnvilInventoryImpl impl;